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A dictionary of modern slang, cant, and vulgar words : used at the present day in the streets of London, the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, the Houses of Parliament, the Dens of St. Giles, and the Palaces of St. James : preceded by a history of cant and vulgar language from the time of Henry VIII, shewing its connection with the Gipsey tongue : with glossaries of two secret languages, spoken by the wandering tribes of London, the costermongers, and the patterers

by: Hotten, John Camden, 1832-1873

Publication date: 1859
Usage: Public Domain Mark 1.0
Topics: Dictionaries, British slang, English language -- Slang -- Dictionaries, English language -- Dialects -- England -- London
Publisher: London : John Camden Hotten ...
Collection: folkscanomy_language; folkscanomy
Language: English
Item Size: 199.9M

[John Camden Hotten], A Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words, Used at the Present Day in the Streets of London; the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge; the Houses of Parliament; the Dens of St. Giles; and the Palaces of St. James. Preceded by a History of Cant and Vulgar Language from the Time of Henry VIII.; Shewing Its Connection with the Gipsey Tongue; with Glossaries of Two Secret Languages, Spoken by the Wandering Tribes of London, the Costermongers, and the Patterers. By a London Antiquary. (1st edition) (London: John Camden Hotten, Piccadilly, 1859; OCLC 24936988).

Source: Google Books (https://books.google.com/books?id=RyRKAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover).

[6], x, lxxxvi, [2], 160, [2] p. : 18 cm

By John Camden Hotten

With a half-title

Publisher's booklist: 2 p. at end

This work included in author's The slang dictionary (London, 1864). Cf. its preface

"The bibliography of slang, cant, and vulgar language"--p. [147]-160